The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-13
SOME SUCCESSES IN NEW YORK
4 Number OF Cooperative Enterprises Un
der Way md Doins Well.

Number Of Cooperative Enterprises Un.
der Way md Doing Well.
Mr.. Jesse G.. Miller Of D. A. 49, who is
manager of the Solidarity Cigarmakers says
cooperation In this city, when conducted on
business principles akin to those under which
the enterprises of individual capitalists -four
ish. generally has been successful. The cigar
makers work under the jurisdiction Of 40.
which put up the capital to start them. Four
Idle cigarmakers rented o basement in Bleeck-
or street and began making cigars. The under
taking was O success from the start. The num-
Der of men employed has increased to twenty
five, and agencies for the sale of the cigars
have been established all over the country.
The company declares no dividends, but every
worker gets higher wages than is paid by any
firm in the country. A portion of the profits is
put by for the enlargement Of the business.
The Concord Cooperative Printing Company
has been running since May. 1884. It started
in a small room in Ann street. and now has a
roomy establishment at AZ and 40 Centre
street, 1t is run on the short-hour system at
profit From the printing OF cards, tickets.
programmes, circulars. and posters for labor
organizations the Concord Company derives
the larger part OF its income.
The cooperative purse makers have a shop
at AT Broome street. where twenty two men
Is nearly twice as much as the workers in other
shops receive. The regular purse makers SUI
fer from much competition by women and
to help O. struggling household along. The Of
feet OF this has been to bring wages down to
bans and
funds and lay by money.
The pocketbook makers have an establish
ment at ~ Warren street, undor the MANAGE
mont Of the Cooperative Board Of D. A. 40.
They make more money than they, did when
ter VI Wages Is to baidn. fSnd
to the insurance Of the workers. and to the in
The Thfy oars ~ s. A. set
dozen shirt makers in business in East Forty
seventh ev street ab94t seven MONTHS ago. dur
They found that side street WAS not a good
shop in Third AVENUE. between forty. ss
and Forty-eighth streets. They are struggling
sGE that shsy VIII hr5as ynf ase vss a
eue Tie sog co Sf Go%s
Canal street, two doors from Pythagorns Hall.
S. A. snhcier,, clothing cutter Of ~. is the
5000 held by i2o SHAREHOLDERS oTI The T men get
more for their work than the employees OF many
Ths Mutual window Shade Observation-Disclosures
ing out plain and decorated shades for two
Knights Of Labor. and is not prosperous. ~
Less than dozen International cigarmakers
ago. They paid quarterly dividends, used only
the Heating s;ad capital to maintain the business
An Assembly OF the Knights Of Labor has
sspeeesspl cooperative bakery at 1855 West
:, There. is in successful operation in west
Forty-ffth street silk manufacturing COM
pany conducted on the cooperative plan. The
concern was the idea OF some German and
Last March they organized q cooperative
tSaed sod OF wOri@en
was was the flrst idea to have the works Of Pa.er:
H. sehawS' Roan Rad had
small factory at 52l and 52S West Forty-tifth |
Of straehl 4. Hoffman This concern H'S was
bought out. On March 81 last the new COM
pany began work under the name OF tho New |
Twenty-Five Of the seventy shareholders at |
once went to work and have been steadily en- |
poyed since. and the concern has done we'll.
there arc employed forty or fifty girls, who earn
at "a 4 pleasant oeeupation 81 or IS per week,
Treasurer Each shareholder Is entitled to |
only one vote. no matter whether he owns one
Er hIty In case wGrsman Tsd
duct. he is. after certain number OF warnings
and reprimands, dismissed, and his share or
Their, wages are the highest paid anywhere.
week. In addition to this they have .their. share
President; Nicholas Meier, Vics. President;
Edward Carls. Manager, Emil Tsclopp Sec
aGer and the President are the only ones paid
salaries, and all save the manager work in tho
s0alyd u N addition to these So esss there is
elected, and he receives axed salary